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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor on Women

1500–1558 Spain

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"Fortune hath somewhat the nature of a woman; if she be too much wooed, she is the farther off."

I speak in Latin/Spanish (depending on the source) to God, Italian to Women, French to Men, and German to my Horse.

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